The third volume of this three-volume history focuses on Germany's late but explosive economic transformation after 1800, the cycles of war, defeat, and dictatorship from 1914 to 1950, and the 'German miracle' after 1950. With original contributions from an international team of scholars, this volume represents some of the best work in the field

The regional dimension - economic geography, economic development and national integration in the 19th and 20th centuries; population and the economy in Germany, 1800-1900; land, peasant and lord in German agriculture since 1800; government and the economy in the nineteenth century; finance and industry; urbanization and social transformation 1800-1914; social policy and social welfare in Germany from the mid-19th century to the present; economy and state in Germany from the mid-19th century to the present; social structure in the 20th century; science, technology and society in Germany from 1800 to the present; women and the family; anthropometrics, consumption and leisure - the standard of living.

The third volume of this three-volume history focuses on Germany's late but explosive economic transformation after 1800, the cycles of war, defeat, and dictatorship from 1914 to 1950, and the 'German miracle' after 1950. With original contributions from an international team of scholars, this volume represents some of the best work in the field